Dental image processing method and system
US6845175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/922
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image processing method for use in dentistry or orthodontic is provided. Two images of teeth, one being a two-dimensional image and one a three-dimensional image are combined in a manner to allow the use of information obtained from one to the other. In order to combine the two images a set of basic landmarks is defined in one, identified in the other and then the two images are registered.
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